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"Libertarian Arrested for Tax Evasion"
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Libertarian who lost a race for Congress on Tuesday has been arrested for evading $87,000 in federal income taxes. Arthur L. Farnsworth, 42, had vowed on his Web site that he would "never file an individual federal income-tax return again." A federal grand jury alleged the electrical engineer failed to pay taxes for three years on more than $221,000 in income and tried to conceal his earnings by transferring assets to fraudulent trusts and overseas bank accounts. Farnsworth, treasurer of the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, drew fewer than 4,000 votes in his bid for a seat in the House of Representatives. Republican Michael Fitzpatrick won the race.
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What is it with electrical engineers and tax evasion? Every one I've ever known owes several hundred thousand dollars and has four or five off-shore accounts. It must be some as-yet unidentified consequence of Ohm's Law.
Of course, on the flip side are those tree-hugging ME socialists. Each time I pass the ME department I feel a little pinker.
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